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Southern bluefin tuna

Southern bluefin tuna lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 20 years

🏆 The longest-lived southern bluefin tuna on record reached 20 years in the wild.

Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii). The oldest known individual lived 20 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

How old in human years?

Age

Southern bluefin tuna age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Southern bluefin tunaHuman ageStage
1 yr2Child
2 yr4Child
3 yr6Child
4 yr8Child
5 yr11Child
6 yr13Child
7 yr15Teen
8 yr17Teen
9 yr22Adult
10 yr31Adult
11 yr40Middle age
12 yr49Middle age
13 yr58Middle age
14 yr67Senior
15 yr76Elderly
16 yr85Elderly
17 yr93Elderly
18 yr102Elderly
19 yr111Elderly
20 yr120Elderly
21 yr129Elderly
22 yr138Elderly
23 yr147Elderly
24 yr155Elderly
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Southern bluefin tuna profile

ClassificationTeleostei > Perciformes > Scombridae
Scientific nameThunnus maccoyii
Adult weightabout 1.4e+02 kg
Age of maturity8.5 years
Longest recorded20 years (wild)

Sources

How we convert ages: method.

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